Rough terrain hydraulic mower attachment

Abstract

A rough terrain hydraulic mower, with dual blades, attached in a non-rigid manner to a backhoe boom mounted on the towing tractor by way of a three point hitch arrangement.

I claim: 
     
       1. A rough terrain mower assembly comprising: a) a mower and a boom which can be towed by a vehicle; wherein the assembly will tolerate variations in ground elevations between said tractor and said mower, and a connecting means of connecting said mower and said boom;   b) said mower having a frame with a front end and a rear end, at least one blade mounted to said frame, and at least one hydraulic motor mounted on said frame to rotate said at least one blade, said mower supported by at least two wheels mounted on said front end and at least two wheels mounted on said rear end,   c) said boom having first and second sections pivotally connected to each other, each section of said boom having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the forward end of said first section is connectable to said vehicle, the rearward end of said section is connectable to said mower, and the rearward end of said first section is pivotally connected to the forward end of said second section; and   d) said connecting means for connecting said mower to said boom comprising an eye bolt means secured to said front end of said frame extending forwardly thereof, a pin means extending through an aperture on rearward end of said second section of said boom, and a clevis means for connecting said pin means and said eye bolt means together.   
     
     
       2. A rough terrain mower assembly of claim 1 further comprising a hydraulic system including at least one hydraulic motor and a vane pump driven by said vehicle PTO shaft. 
     
     
       3. A rough terrain mower assembly of claim 2 wherein said hydraulic system includes a rotary flow divider to distribute flow among said motors. 
     
     
       4. A rough terrain mower assembly of claim 3 wherein said hydraulic motors are orbiting "Gerotor" type hydraulic motors. 
     
     
       5. A rough terrain mower assembly of claim 1 wherein said mower has a mower deck and in which said at least one blade has an elevation that is one half the distance of the leading edge of the mower deck in relation to the ground.